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FIFA has confirmed that it had already conducted a thorough investigation into the selection of host countries for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

"As for the bidding for the World Championship in 2018 and 2022, you know, a thorough investigation [by the former head of the Investigation Chamber Ethics Committee], Michael Garcia, and the findings are contained in a report posted on the official website of FIFA," a spokesman for the press office of FIFA told Sputnik in an interview.

The FIFA representative said, "In general, complaints about possible violations of the FIFA Code of Ethics can be lodged through a secret mechanism for the transmission of FIFA messages."